Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Sep 2, 1969, 7:57 AM GMT-10 (17:57 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 15 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-09-02 17:57:16 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.332° N, 155.216° W
Region
Hawaii
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.543 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.815 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.116 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.914 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.115 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.713 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.414 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.316 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.917 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.315 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.315 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.413 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.316 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.66 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.739 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.45 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.116 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 3.113 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.415 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.613 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.415 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.118 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.011 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.315 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.615 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.527 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.217 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.414 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.214 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.114 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.59 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 42 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.716 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19692203. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.